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[WriteLog] Cabrillo log for 10M contest needs mode added

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Subject: [WriteLog] Cabrillo log for 10M contest needs mode added
From: martyt@pobox.com (Marty Tippin)
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:53:07 -0600
At 08:18 AM 12/12/00 -0600, Pat Cain, K0PC wrote:

>The Cabrillo log for the 10M contest requires the mode to be listed on the 
>CATEGORY line. WriteLog 10.22B doesn't put the mode in the Cabrillo file. 
>You will need to add the mode (CW, SSB, or MIXED) at the end of the line 
>before sending the log to the ARRL.
>
>e.g.
>CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP 10M QRP MIXED
>
>More information on the Cabrillo format can be found at 
>http://www.kkn.net/~trey/cabrillo/spec.html


It's probably worth clarifying that, according to the Cabrillo spec, the 
mode must be added at the **END** of the CATEGORY line only. Also, the mode 
is only necessary for SINGLE-OP entries - MULTI-OP entries don't need to 
worry about it since they are mixed-mode entries only.

This seems like a pretty big hole in WriteLog that's going to accidentally 
trip up a lot of people who don't know it's a problem!


Not sure how the ARRL will handle those logs that get sent in but don't 
have the MODE included - have CC'd Dan Henderson so the ARRL is aware of 
the potential problem.

-Marty NW0L
  martyt@pobox.com

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